Demographics and Posterior Knee Capsule Histologic and Genetic Characterization in Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis: Comparing Those with Contracture to Those Without Contracture

Demographics and Posterior Knee Capsule Histologic and Genetic Characterization in Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis: Comparing Those with Contracture to Those Without Contracture

Introduction: Knee flexion contractures have a negative impact on function for patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Those with contracture treated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have more post-operative pain and worse outcome. Little knowledge is available about patient demographic factors or gene...

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Main Author: Campbell, Thomas Mark
Other Authors: Laneuville, Odette
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2012
Subjects:
Osteoarthritis
Contracture
Demographics
Histology
Capsule
Genetics
Microarray
Immunohistochemistry
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23176
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6702

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http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23176
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6702

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